1 * Symbols of Spring seen during EASTER and PASSOVER5 *PASSOVER was a Spring Festival in pre-Mosaic times, but then became a celebration of the Exodus of the Israelites from here10 Small indefinite amount13 *EASTER and PASSOVER are 'Movable Feasts' (religious holidays which change dates from year to year) because they are based on the cycles of the what?14 * Some churches of this origin are among those that celebrate #30D15 Physical body16 Italian "one"17 Word With Way18 Part of a play title by Shakespeare19 Concerns of Chemists20 * Ceremonial feast of PASSOVER22 * This narrative of the Exodus is recited during #20A24 Double Drumbeat26 Gossip27 Little Rock's locale on an env.28 Part of a Milne book title31 City of northwest Peru35 * Item seen set on a feast table for EASTER or PASSOVER38 Exactly: ___ even keel39 Elizabeth or Eve40 Jeanne d'Arc, e.g.42 * State of the Candles at #36D prior to illumination43 American zoologist Fossey44 * Triangular Candelabrums used during #36D46 More cunning48 Cartoonist Walker49 Initials associated with the Theory of Relativity50 Blocker or Carotene52 Mr. Griffin55 "Veni Creator ___": Liturgical Latin Hymn heard during Pentecost (Seventh Sunday after EASTER commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost onto the Apostles)59 * With #32D62 *PASSOVER occurs during this month of the Jewish Calendar (var. sp.)63 Locale of Yellowknife, for short64 Stomach muscle, commonly65 Type of Drama pioneered in Japan in 1383: ___ Drama66 Bancroft or Brontë67 Farewell remark69 * It begins on #64D and ends at Midnight on Holy Saturday70 Acquire71 Aromatic Resin of the Bible72 Lyric poems

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1 They're flightless in Australia2 Part of a Margaret Mitchell book title3 * Christian Commemoration of the Crucifixion4 Symbol for Tin5 Self importance6 It's often seen with Brit.7 When tripled, it's part of a Beatles chorus8 * Another name for PASSOVER9 He (Initials) is the host of "Nightline" (TV)10 * It plays a large role in EASTER and PASSOVER celebrations11 Novel by Jane Austen12 Cleanse with Cleanser15 * At EASTER, this devotion represents the 14 stages of Christ's journey to Calvary: ___ of the Cross17 Charlton Heston backs this org.19 Heard in a Dentist's Office: "I have ___ between my front teeth. Can you fix it, Doctor?"21 Word with Niño23 Luke 'n' Laura's Soap25 It's seen on a sign on a hwy.27 *EASTER Sunday: ___ 23RD, 200029 It'll turn "Can" into Birchbark Boats30 * Its date is based on the Julian Calendar: ___dox EASTER32 * It is eaten throughout the Festival of PASSOVER (With #59A)33 Salary increase34 Social insect36 * Ceremony of Candles during Holy Week (The week before EASTER)37 Initials of the star of "Walker, Texas Ranger" (TV)39 Newspaper promos41 Suffix to "Ballad"42 Ancient city of Sumer45 24 hr. banker47 Control a Colt48 * The Thursday before EASTER51 Her (Initials) latest album is called "Twenty Four Seven"53 Type of Tide54 He (Initials) starred in "Barefoot in the Park" (1967)55 Hitch on a Hose56 Coniferous tree57 Veronica Lake flick: "___ it Romantic?" (1948)58 Commotion60 First-Rate61 Tiny round marks64 * Word With Wednesday67 Morning indicator68 Alternative indicator69 ___ and Behold!